History spotlight: Firefighters saw several businesses burn in 1949

5:36 AM,
Apr. 6, 2013

Written by

Catharine Hadley
Staff writer

On April 19 of that year, the Ottawa County Grain Operator was struck by fire, according to the book "Oak Harbor," which was compiled by local historians Frank Gluth, John Liske and Richard Martin.

"This was one of two major fires that night, both of which were determined to be arson. The Ottawa County Cooperative was formerly the Emery Thierwechter Company elevator. Grain elevators at that location, on the south side of West Main Street by the railroad, were also destroyed by fire in 1900 and 1929." ...